kids learning facts
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My immediate reaction to this is tri-fold. Firstly, I think it degrades the position a teacher holds. If their calls for children to memorize something are blown off then the respect for their authority will diminish rabidly – as well as rapidly.
Secondly, I don't have a mind for details as such. I'm much better at remembering story and am able to apply that to my creative work. So, I can see where Tapscott is coming from. Do we really need to memorize by rote? Or, does learning by rote keep our brain tuned for other thought capacities?
Thirdly, I am always open to change and evolution. I don't want to be a stick in some pile of old mud without a clue for what is developing among our masses. I did some volunteer work in the computer lab at a private school awhile ago and I watched kids sit down to a computer next to me and write incredible papers on very adult topics with the aid of the internet. I breached their privacy rules and actually read some of them. They didn't copy/paste their information .. they strung together confidant and meaningful sentences and took bold stances on the subjects. I was extremely impressed.